[Drake - Chorus]You could thank me nowuh, go ‘headThank Me Later yeah I know what I saidbut later doesn't always come so insteadit's okay,You could thank me nowuhh, yeah, well alright, here I go[Verse 1 - Drake]mahalo from the hardest act to followlately I've been drinking like there's a message in a bottlealoha's to women with no tiesto men that I know wellthat way there are no liesyou could thank me now for all the info I give to you niggason the brink of influentialI'm here for you niggas I guess a hit doesn't add up to a careerfor you niggasI must have been hard to watch,what a year for you niggasit's December 31st and we in Miami just meditatingyou got resolutions, we just got reservationsliving out a dream, it feels like I stayed upand we just wanna party (?) straight upfuck that old sh-t, I'm on new thingsO.V.O. clique, Red wing boot gangyeah we want it all, half was never the agreementwho'd thought the route we chose would ever end up this scenicI could relate to kids going straight to the leaguewhen they recognise that you got what it takes to succeedand thats around the time that your idols become your rivalsyou make friends with Mike but gotta AI him for your survivaldamn, I swear sports and music are so synonomous'cause we wanna be them and they wanna be usyeah so on behalf of the demandedand the entertainment you take for grantedyou could thank me now...and oh my goodness you're welcomeyou're welcomeat this point me is who I'm trying to save myself fromrappers hit me up and I never know what to tell themcause they think that I can help them get back to where they fell frombut drink up because everyone here is good tonightexcept the niggas that I came with, they good for lifeyeah, thats how you know it's going downin case another chance never comes around...[Drake - Chorus]You could thank me nowuh, go ‘headThank Me Later yeah I know what I saidbut later doesn't always come so insteadit's okay,You could thank me nowuhh, yeah, well alright, here I go[Drake - Verse 2]Uhh, shallow nigga but deep enough to have gone swimmingI think I'm spending all my time with the wrong womenI think I have a chance at love but knowing me I miss itcause me dedicating my time just isn't realisticman the good girls went silent on methey got a boyfriend or left for college on meand all the bad ones I used to hit her friends nowthat make me wish I had a little less mileage on mebut do I ever come up in discussion over double pump latte'sand low fat muffin's, do I?Or is missing what we had outta the questionI'm probably just the reason that you learned your lessonI got flows for the Marilyn Monroe's who's there before it allI guess thats how it goesthey hear about your cars or focus on your pro'sand love you for who you are from the bottom of their soulbut those same ones from your area will growinto women that are ready to get married at hellobecause of what they allowwhere are they all nowI know there somewhere watching so I'm trying to make them proudsearching for the meaningyou'll find it next to meand tell me that I'm the finest I guess we finally get to seeI'm feeling like Nas who am I to disagreethey say that doors open up as soon as you find the missing keyit's probably why I'm in this bitch shiningjump up in the sky and put the stars into alignmentI rep the ATF in case you need to be remindedand the bandwagons full you can try and run behind itI'm sorry poolside drinkingmargharita roundsshout out to my city though I hardly be in townI'm the black sheep if (?) where's the crownand I know life is just a game in which the cards are facing downI'm in the World where things are taken, never givenhow long they choose to love you will never be your decisionand I'm aware this could be the last time you listenso while I'm still in this postion...[Drake - Chorus]You could thank me nowuh, go ‘headThank Me Later yeah I know what I saidbut later doesn't always come so insteadit's okay,You could thank me nowuhh, yeah, well alright, here I go